Vehicle-wheel.



J. BRITTELL.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

PPLIOATION FILED Patented Jan. 7, 1913.

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` To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

vTOSIPH BRITTELL, 0F PORT HENRY, NEW YORK.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

Be it known that I, JOSEPH BRrr'rELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Port Henry, in the county of Essex and- State of New York, have invented certain Improvements in Vehicle-Wheels, of which j .the following is a specification.

My invention lis designed to provideV an' improved wheel having a rim comprising peculiar cushioning means whereby the .desired resiliency can be obtained with the use of solid rubber tires in a simple, strong and durable construction.

In its preferred form, my invention comprises a wheel having a solid rim containing peripheral recesses, cushions disposed in said recesses,'and a rubber tire carried by said cushions.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1l is a side elevation, partly in section, of a wheel embracing my improvements; and- Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through the rim thereof.

The wheel illustrated comprises the usual hub 1 and felly 2 connected by spokes 3. I A

-solid band 4, suitablyvof metal, is fixed on the felly and has therein the uniformly spaced peripheral recesses 5 separated by the outwardly expanding or wedge shaped band projections 6, the sides of the recesses formed by such sections contract-in outwardly. Bearing plates 7 are ixed-1n the bottoms of the recesses 5 by means of the ,screws 8 which are set radially in the rim comprising the felly and band, the position of the bearing plates being adjusted by means of the screws. U-shaped casings or boxes 9, open on 'three sides, are placed inv the recesses'and rubber 'blocks 10, preferably having o enings 11 therein, are disposed in these casings on the bearing plates 7 which are included within the sides or extensions of the sides of the casings. A'exible band 12, preferably of metal, is supported by the bottoms of the-Casin -9, which normall lie exterior tothe ban 4, and a solid ru ber -tire 13, preferably containing the aperture 14, surrounds and is carried by the band 12. Circular plates 15 are fixed against the sides of the parts 2 andi, so as to clgse wtheends W Specication of Letters Patent. j Application filed December, 1911. Serial No. 664,573.

Patented Jan. 7,1913.

of the casings 9, by the screws or bolts 16 i and 17 setin the parts 4. Circular plates 18, havlng the offset outer parts 18 for engagmg the sides. of the tire 13, are fixed to `the parts 4 and 15 by the screws or bolts 17.-

It will be understood that the substanf stood that the rubber blocks can be replaced readily in case of deterioration or for -the purpose ofregulating their action `to the use or load.

Having described my invention, I claim:

A vehicle wheel comprising a felly, a band surrounding the felly and provided at vits outer part with recesses, thrust devices engaging t-he felly and passing through the band and entering the recesses, lates carried at the outer ends of the said t rust` devices,

boxes movablymounted in the recesses for movement in radial directions with relation to thewheel and having their outer ortions projecting beyond the. outer perip e'ry of lthe band, said boxes slidably receiving said plates, resilient members located in the boxes and bearing against the inner surfaces of the outer sides thereof and the outer surfaces of the plates, a resilient band bearing agalnst the outer portions of the .boxes and spaced by the boxes from the outer surface of the said recessed band surrounding the lfelly and a tire or tread mounted -upon the last mentioned band.

. In witness whereof I have hereunto' set l my name this 1 day of December, 1911, in 95 the presence of the subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH BRITTELL. Witnesses: j

A. C. LINDIN, C. J'. 

